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of bombs and tornadoes

Bombs explode in Boston, and we are afraid. Tornados wipe out portions of Oklahoma, and we are in shock. The Boy Scouts consider changing policy. The SCOTUS waits to rule on the legality of same-sex marriage. The chaos and craziness, the fear and worry are almost overwhelming. Think about it for a second, and life feels more than a little out of control. Satan loves … Continue reading of bombs and tornadoes

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsMay 21, 20133 Comments
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now panic and melt down

My friend and I drive 40 minutes to church every week. And then we drive 40 minutes home. People absolutely freak out when they hear this. By the time I explain that I live in Missouri but go to church in Illinois, they are in full-on meltdown mode. Their reactions usually involve some kind of gasp, a look of horror, a little bit of confusion, and … Continue reading now panic and melt down

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsApril 29, 2013April 29, 201313 Comments
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the heart of the church

“Ever since that hour when, in the celebration of the first Supper on the night when He was betrayed, Jesus Christ the incarnate Word of the Father, as at once the High Priest and the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, distributed His true body and His true blood to His circle of disciples under bread and wine, thereby making … Continue reading the heart of the church

Unknown's avatarAdriane HeinsApril 26, 20131 Comment

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I'm all about Christian hospitality, the very thing the culture wants to delete. Join me in making a Hawaiian chicken taco freezer meal for your pastor, taking an iced caramel latte to a new mom, and vacuuming under the guest room bed. "Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality" (Rom. 12:13). Shall we?

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